Abstract
This paper holds that the standard economic accounts of corruption based on expected costs and benefits are insufficient to understand and to tackle dishonesty in the real world. It embarks on a survey of the literature to discuss the major roles automatic judgments and decisions, as well as cognitive biases and social preferences, might play in deviations from honest behavior. The paper further discusses the implications of behavioral economics to the debate over how to fight corruption and foster integrity.
Highlights
The task of explaining corruption is a complex one
The results of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) emphasize that every year billions of dollars spent in bribes, extortions and other forms of corruption could be better allocated to economically efficient activities and anti-poverty programs
We suggest that evidence-based anticorruption policies and public integrity programs might profit from cross fertilization with behavioral economic field experiments, that promises to offer new tools for identification, design, implementation and subsequent evaluation of development programs and policies (Datta and Mullanaithan, 2005)
Summary
RESUMO: Este artigo sustenta que os modelos econômicos tradicionais de corrupção, baseados em otimização de custos e benefícios esperados, são insuficientes para compreender e enfrentar a desonestidade no mundo real. Embarca numa revisão da literatura para discutir os papéis exercidos por vieses cognitivos e preferências sociais nos desvios do comportamento honesto. Discute ainda as implicações da economia comportamental para o debate sobre como combater a corrupção e promover a integridade. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Economia comportamental, corrupção, metodologia, experimentos, política
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